Special regulations for working hours

Along with the usual working hours, there are special regulations for certain situations. Examples include part-time work for older employees and winter pay for employees in weather-dependent industries. Here is an overview of information and services regarding these regulations.

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Apply for deviating regulations for shift operation
As an employer, you can, under certain conditions, apply for employees in your company to be granted working hours that deviate from the regulations on working hours.
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Apply for extra work winter allowance as a supplementary benefit to seasonal short-time allowance
If your company belongs to the construction industry or has the same status and your employees work in a weather-dependent job, you can receive additional winter pay under certain conditions and pay it to your employees.
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Apply for longer daily working hours
Under certain conditions, as an employer you can have longer daily working hours approved for employees in your company.
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Apply for seasonal short-time allowance
If your company belongs to the construction industry or an equivalent company and you lose work during the so-called bad weather period, you can partially compensate for your employees' loss of earnings with seasonal short-time allowance.
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Apply for short-time allowance
If an unavoidable temporary loss of working hours occurs in your company, short-time working allowance can be paid in full or in part for your employees. The loss of earnings is partially compensated by short-time working allowance and is intended to prevent redundancies.
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Apply for special arrangements for night working time
Are you planning longer night working hours for your employees? Then you can have these approved under certain conditions at the locally responsible office for occupational safety.
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Apply for supplementary winter allowance as an additional benefit instead of seasonal short-time allowance
If your company belongs to the construction industry or is treated as such and you lose work during the so-called bad weather period, you can receive a winter allowance under certain conditions and thus partially compensate for your employees' loss of earnings.
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Apply for transfer short-time allowance
If your company has to permanently reduce its workforce due to restructuring, you can receive a temporary short-time transfer allowance for these employees, which partially compensates for the loss of earnings during this time and supports the search for new employment.
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Applying for a different rest period
Under certain conditions, as an employer you can obtain permission for employees in your company to have rest periods that deviate from working time regulations.
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Applying for an exemption from the ban on working on Sundays and public holidays
If you, as an employer, wish to work on a Sunday or public holiday in your company or business, you require a permit to do so.
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Terms and conditions of employment
If you are employed as a worker in Germany, you have certain rights and obligations. Here you can find information on the legal conditions, e.g. statutory working time or unemployment benefits.